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I Loved Iron Condors Until…

Hi everybody and welcome to San Jose Options. In this demonstration we will be discussing the dangers of Iron Condors. The Condor is an excellent income strategy, but there are ways to do it correctly and ways not to do it. The purpose of this article is to make every option trader aware of the risks that are involved in trading option spreads if you do not know what you are doing. In particular, trading iron condors close to expiration is very high risk and can lead to catastrophic losses to your trading capital. Read More »

Option Credit Spreads Destroyed My Life

Hello option traders and welcome to this discussion about credit spreads. In a few words today we’ll be discussing why it’s so important to have adjustment plans before you enter into a short-term credit spread options trade. Although the credit spread is very popular amongst option trading community the high risk in the trade is not always talked about. Credit spreads can be very risky trades if they are not being hedged by other option strategies, and being that most option traders do not know how to hedge this position, many of traders are losing their trading capital on a daily basis. Read More »

Japanese Candlesticks - The Ultimate Guide

Japanese Candlesticks are the oldest form of technical analysis. It is a system that has been used since the 1700s to trade. In the beginning, it was used to trade and analyze rice trading. Over the centuries it has become used for many other analyses including but not limited to securities, options, and Forex. Read More »